The Minnesota Historical Society offers a great lineup of free resources for exploring Minnesota history at home, and best of all, no membership or sign-up is required for most of it.
Here’s what’s currently available.
Free printable activities
MNHS has a collection of free printable PDFs perfect for kids of all ages:
- Time capsule activity
- Making Minnesota Activity Book
- History Hound activity book
- “Spot the Difference” brain teasers
- Coloring pages
- Minnesota state symbols fortune teller game
Explore Minnesota history online
Beyond the printables, MNHS has free digital resources for learning about our state:
- MNopedia — a free online encyclopedia covering significant people, places, and events in Minnesota history
- Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub — millions of digitized newspaper pages, free to search
- MNHS video channel — including the Storied video series
For teachers and homeschool families
MNHS also offers free classroom materials and classroom-ready resources with lessons and activities built around primary sources, for all grade levels.
You can find the full, current lineup of free resources on the MNHS History at Home page.
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